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   Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1959, Tokyo, Japan                                Fog 2 the stars and stripes thursday february 19, 1959 president to demand Taft Hartley changes in any labor Reform Washington aim the a Isenhowr  ration will insist on Taft Harlley in changes As part of Iny legislation to curb labor abuses sen. A Verelst m. Durksen a ii , the Senate Republican Lender said president Eisenhower arid Secretary of labor James p. Mitchell Are. Backing solidly an Effort to got Congress to my on a single pm Kne measure bused on the Union Leader vows cleanup to al Cio futile Appeal at second trial Kan Juan uitto film api al Cio loaders will spun car Penters Union Prosidio ii. Mii Urlce Hutchoson from action in oust him from their Council mul in return the carpenters will launch a thorough corrupt inn promo of the  Union. Responsible labor federation sources reported thai  to the holiest problem facing the al Cio chiefs meet ing in this Caribbean Winter re Hutcheson in under indictment. In Indiana in connection will a Highway land scandal. He is also under al Cio fire for refusing to answer questions posed by he Senate in cools committee in Washington. Pc moves Ca inc top al Cio leaders wen.1 re ported disposed to accept hut die son s written Assurance that whenever misused Union funds. This would remove the reason for oust ing him from the al Cio Conn til. The uncommunicative Hutcheson foiled to s h o w up last fall in response to in invitation to explain to fellow Council membership refusal to answer the Senate committee s questions. Hutch son ignored a similar summons to the current meet ing. Instead he reportedly wrote the Council again disclaiming Uny per Sonal Union corruption but agree ing to launch a widespread prob of scandal charges against his Union. Al Cio president George Meany and other federation Lead ens Are reported to feel there is no evidence to show that Hutche son used Union funds in an alleged Indiana Highway land scheme. Reluctant to oust the Council expelled former teamsters Boss Dave Back but considerable Case had been Tii i up against him. Moreover Hutcheson has threat Encl withdrawal of the big strategic carpenters Union from the al Cio fold. Having kicked out the teamsters federation leaders Are in no mood to lose another i fable Union. Whether the reported pledge bythe carpenters to launch its own corruption probe m ill amount to anything remains to be seen. But al Cio lenders indicated t h c Hope it will result in a genuine cleanup. 12,500 red spy cases listed by Bonn in 1958 Bonn a Chancellor Donnul Adenauer reported Here that West German authorities registered 12, 500 cases of communist espionage in 1958. Informants said he told a meet ing of Christian democratic legislators that 403 persons were convicted by West German courts of spying for communist countries further details on his report made behind closed doors were not available president s 2o-Point program. If inc labor committee does t report out u Bill including Rill of Hie president s proposals we will offer them is amendments when the Senate Tik a up the measure Dirksen said. Opium be packaging Dirksen described As impractical Mitchell s Knnox Mccod willingness to go  with sen. John f. Ken Nedy cd mass on a two Bill approach with Union management curbs considered in one measure find controversial changes in the Taft in Roloy act in another. Mitchell himself issued a state ment last week saying he would t oppose the two package approach provided both halves of it were passed during the session. Whatever the packaging Mitchell said then it s the product that  Dirksen contended there is no Assurance two Bills would bypassed. The Only Way it could be done would be to have in ironclad agreement that the second Bill would be considered and acted upon Dirksen said. That kind of an agreement is difficult to get and i m afraid we would have trouble lifting a second Bill before the   funds or. Eisenhower s program aimed primarily at safeguarding workers funds and their rights As Union members is broader in scope than somewhat similar proposals by Kennedy and sen. Sam j. Ervin jr., . Among other things or. Eisen Hower asked for revision of the Taft Hartley act to bar secondary Boycotts and blackmail picketing designed to Force workers into Union. Neither of these provisions is included in the Kennedy Ervin Bill although it would make some Toft Hartley Law changes sough by organized Lubor. Union leaders say they will not support the measure without these. Not a name on ballot in Illinois City election Leland 111. A no on wants to be a City official in this la Salle county town of 700. There will be no primary election of u mayor police magistrate and four commissioners on March 3. The Date for filing passed with Nota candidate in sight. The incumbents Are not seeking  the general election april 21, voters will receive Blank ballots and will have to write in the names of their candidates. Of recruits do it time on roller rink i san Antonio. Tex. Up _ col Charles Harris of the air Force training come said wednesday hint an air Force occur it can put in up to six hours of his required physical training on roller skates. He said that if n recruit chooses to build up his b ocly at a skating rink he has to pay for it. But he i says no re Curil is forced to roller j skate. To can swim or take part in team sports. J Harris explained the roller skat i ing policy in response to a Maga Zine s charge that 120,000 recruits a year it Lackland air Force base san Antonio train on roller skates to the strains of Walt a music. The  is True Magazine. The charge is in an article written by David Nevin and printed in the March Issue. Maj Jesus Sosa Blanca makes a futile last minute Appeal during a second trial in Havana on charges of murder and torture under the Batista regime. Sosa Blanca was convicted and condemned to death for the second time and executed by a firing sound. A gives own death order to firing squad cuban rebels convict execute Sosa Blanco from press dispatches Havana maj Gen Jesus Sosa Blanco Cuba s twice convicted War criminal no. 1," was executed wednesday by a firing squad to which he gave the order for his own death. Sosa Blanco was shot at 2 16 am in the dry Moat surrounding Havana s Cabana fortress prison. Reports from the scene said he faced the firing squad bravely. I forgive you and i Hope you forgive me he said in a Clear steady voice and a moment later spoke his last word  the regular commander of the firing squad administered the coup mrs. Roosevelt pledges to fees will go to Charity new York up mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt says the Money she receives from television commercials will go to Charity. The former first lady said she made the commercials for Good Luck Margarine a product of lever Brothers to get across to As Many persons As possible the idea that americans should give sur plus foods to the needy of the world. In a statement mrs. Roosevelt said for a Long Lime i have wanted an Avenue on radio or to to get across some ideas which to me seem important for our people As a whole to grasp. ,. The idea which i wish to stress is that we should give food from our overabundance to the under fed people of the world. The Money which i shall receive from these commercials i shall put into my Charity  de Grace firing a .45-Cal. Bullet into Sosa s head to make certain he was dead. Sosa Blanco was convicted for the second time by a revolutionary War crimes tribunal and executed. He was sentenced tuesday night. Same court Sosa Blanco had appealed his earlier conviction at a showcase trial in Havana s sports Palace Jan. 23. The renewed trial monday and tuesday was conducted before the same three officer court. Sosa Blanco 51, was charged with murdering 25 persons an looting establishments of rebel sympathizers in Oriente province during the Campaign of Batista s armed forces against Fidel Castro. Meanwhile rebel Leader Fidel Castro s brother Raul was nominated to succeed him As commander in chief of Cuba s armed  rebel Leader had to relinquish the Post when he became Premier. Pupils Driver scramble out of dangling vehicle 34 escape school bus As Bridge Falls in upper san Dusky Ohio a a 13-foot steel Bridge collapsed As u school bus drove Over it. All 33 children and the Driver scrambled out the front door and up the Bridge abutment to safety. The bus ended up with its rear end Hung Over the abutment just above the Waters of Buckeye  children were shaken up and treated at n Hospital. Three were released and two remained for  Driver Jesse Osborn 39, of Sycamore Ohio said the Morri son Road Bridge apparently weakened by recent flood Waters collapsed in front of him. I was better than Halfway across when i saw the Bridge and abutment give Way ahead of me. The Only thing i could think of was to get the bus out As fast As i could. I Don t know what got us through. Maybe it was the to  when the wooden Plank flooring of the Bridge fell about seven feet into the Creek below Osborn Man aged to drive the bus up onto the Stone abutment. The front two thirds of the vehicle made it but the undercarriage was torn away. Those in the rear of the bus were the ones who got Hurt the Driver said. They were tossed around pretty  children did t panic. There was t time until afterwards. Then some of them did get  cried some  Pamela Shiley 6, one of those who was treated and released from Wyandotte memorial Hospital Here told her Mother i fell on the floor but i was t  to visit you re Welcome to come Down and walk around talk to the basics and get their Story said Harris who is attached to air training come he at Randolph air Force base. Air training come he super vises based training at Lackland the nation s Only training Cente for Basic airmen. They do pay for roller skating Harris said. I won t deny this. But so does everyone who uses the rink permanent party and basics. They can use their optional hours of it. Physical training anyway they want to. It s up totem. They can go swimming play Ingroup sports such As football and volleyball it All depends upon  he said he also supposes the have music at the rink but he has t been to it because he does skate. True said recruits have to take 28hours of physical training at Lack land and can spend six of these hours at the base roller rink pay ing 50 cents an hour of their own Money for the training. Two alternatives it said those who can t afford the skating or Don t want to skate have two alternatives to do push ups in the Sun or police up the grounds on hands and Knees. Harris said basics at Lackl Andare required to take 12 hours of supervised physical training and two hours of optional training Dur ing their first four weeks. Sixty five per cent leave after four weeks he said and those who stay on for the full Basic course have to take an additional32 hours of physical training with four hours of optional training. Harris said pushups Are required of All recruits. Whether they go skating or not it does t make any difference they do the regularly supervised activities he said. Molotov returns to ulan Bator Moscow a Vycheslav Molotov denounced throughout the recent. Communist party Congress As a member of the  group is Back at his Post in ulan Bator and working hard diplomatic sources  said the former soviet for eign minister is Well and ener Getic As the russian ambassador to outer Mongolia. The diplomatic informants said the ulan Bator government has not been notified of any soviet intentions to replace Molotov de spite published reports abroad he May be assigned to the Hague. No bars to Economy walpol1s, mass. Up the Walpole state prison inmate news paper the Mentor carried this advice for taxpayers help stamp out prisons you la pay less   
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